By PRINCE MABUMBACABINET Office has said the increased Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is critical towards enhancing service delivery hence being placed under local authorities.Permanent Secretary for Special Duties at Cabinet Office, Patrick Mucheleka has also directed all civil servants in Lumezi to acquaint themselves with the 2022 to 2026 Eighth National Development Plan (8NDP) to understand the new dawn administration’s policy direction.Addressing civil servants on his tour of Eastern Province on Tuesday, Mr Mucheleka said CDF had been placed under the council’s deliberately because local authorities were closer to the people than the central government.Mr Mucheleka said President Hakainde Hichilema had demonstrated political will by allocating huge resources under CDF to councils away from central government because it was the people’s money.Mr Mucheleka said Zambians had the right to seek clarification from the local authority on the utilisation of CDF because it was Cabinet Office’s desire to enhance accountability, transparency and value for money through […]
CDF key to development – Mucheleka
